Relative-amplitude preserving processing for crustal seismic reflection data: An example from western Canada

Tectonophysics

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 357-370

  Eaton, David W S ^a   Wu, Jianjun ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Data processing; Mohorovicic discontinuity; Seismic profiles

Indexed keywords

CRUST; DATA PROCESSING; MOHO; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0030428848     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00136-9     Document Type: Article

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